[IAm_Not_Lost]

Hey guys, been having some trouble with a pull to right while driving. If the steering wheel is centered the car pulls pretty good to the right all the time. If I have the steering wheel cocked about 5-10 degrees to the left it goes straight for a little bit but still eventually goes right. I recently got new tires and struts and figured it would correct itself after they were installed and an alignment done, but it did not.

I've made sure the tires are evenly inflated, I rotated the front tires to see if that was the issue, and I checked the brakes to make sure the brakes aren't the cause. I also had the shop re-do the alignment making sure the steering wheel was centered. I will post a picture of my alignment specs.

Do you guy's have any other thoughts? Car has low miles and is in great shape. I know the alignment specs are "within spec", but would the difference in camber cause the pull? Or the very tiny amount of rear thrust angle?

 

[IAm_Not_Lost]

Straightened image. Sorry.

 

[jon_bransford]

If you just got it aligned take it back,
Went back to NTB with mine 5 times before they got it right.



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[IAm_Not_Lost]

If you just got it aligned take it back,
Went back to NTB with mine 5 times before they got it right.

For sure. That's a possibility my next day off.

 

[ToddG]

Re-alignment for sure.
If they can't get it right, go somewhere else.
Money wasted, but lesson learned (don't use them again).
Good luck.

 

[jon_bransford]

Taking mine back tomorrow after tires get rotated.
from the front they look off but wearing even.


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[IAm_Not_Lost]

I may take this opportunity to put in an inexpensive cam bolt kit and then bring it back over and have them re-do the alignment. I plan on lifting the truck more substantially in the future.

 

[IAm_Not_Lost]

So I threw in some Moog cam bolts in both the front and rear of the LCA's and took it to the shop. I followed brutal's instructions on where to set the camber and caster and the initial reading at the shop had the cross camber and cross caster off by only 0.2 and 0.1 respectively, pretty much as close as most shops can make it. My truck only has a 1/2" front lift so my caster was up at around 3.7 on each side, and camber was at about 0.8 on each side. I didn't mess with the toe at home, so it was pretty off.

So with the alignment mirrors on we adjusted the camber and caster so that camber was at the lowest I could go while still having a relatively high caster. Ended up having a caster of 3.2 and camber of 0.5 on each side, and the toe set at 0.10. Truck drives nice and straight now and feels steadier. The fat part of eccentric bolts ended up being a little different on each side, but as long as it looked good on the machine and drives straight I'm happy. Wanted to thank you all for your help and for all the stickies that folks provide, this site is super helpful.

As a side note, the Moog bolts went in really easy and the machining was pretty good for $24 bucks a set. kit: K80276 on amazon.